Nature in Harmony: Music and Nature-based Self-care for Individuals With Acquired Brain Injuries and Their Care Partners

Nature in Harmony: Music and Nature-based Self-care for Individuals With Acquired Brain Injuries and Their Care Partners

The goal of this pilot study is to determine the initial impact on wellbeing for clients with acquired brain injury and their care partner after engaging in a nature & music-based program facilitated by occupational therapy and music therapy. The main questions it aims to answer are:

• Primary Question: What is the impact on wellbeing for clients with acquired brain injury and their care partner after engaging in a nature & music-based program facilitated by occupational therapy and music therapy?

• Secondary Question: What is the feasibility of a four-session nature & music-based wellness program for clients with acquired brain injury and care partner dyads?

  • Attendance
  • Satisfaction
  • Accessibility
  • Carryover of Strategies

Participants will complete self-reported surveys before and after completing 4 sessions of a nature & music-based program facilitated by occupational therapy and music therapy.

Inclusion Criteria:

• All participants must be above the age of 18 to participate.
• Able to communicate in English
• A person with an ABI can include persons with a diagnosis of traumatic brain injury, stroke, aneurysm, brain infection, and/or brain cancer.
• A care partner is broadly defined as a social support person who has been identified as a family member or friend of the person with the acquired brain injury.
• Capacity for consent - Person must be their own medical power of attorney
• Capacity for Self-Reflection (have a score of 23/35 on the MOCA or have a 5/6 on the Design Memory Test sub test of Cognition and Language Quick Test)

Exclusion Criteria:

• Self-reported severe-to profound hearing loss with the use of hearing aid(s)
• Cannot communicate in English
• Have a diagnosis of a progressive neurological disorder, such as Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, Dementia, Multiple Sclerosis
• Have a severe aphasia